The Favorite (1904)
A Ragtime Two-Step
Last updated: 24.01.24
Composer: S. Joplin Suppliers: dbe15.gif
Editor: Geoff Grainger Quintet A/T/T/B/GB(B)
Publisher: Ditty Box Enterprises Publication: DBE 015
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Length: approx. 4¾ mins. Sounds best with doubled 1st tenor. There are four sections using the major keys B-flat, B-flat, E-flat and E-flat.
Actually, The Favorite had been sold to the publisher in 1900 but was not published until four years later. Incidentally, it was the same publisher who turned down that extraordinary success Maple Leaf Rag (1899). The first tenor will have a lot of fun playing the triplets in the first section. In the original, Joplin firmly marked FINE at the end of the fourth section indicating that he had already determined the form of ragtime music. Unauthorised repeats were not encouraged!
The Favorite was published by A.W. Perry & Sons' Music Co., Sedalia, Missouri, USA, and a piano roll was produced.
A tempo of 63 crotchets/min. is suggested!
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audiodbemp315.gif S. Joplin Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. A/T/T/B/GB(B)
     Performer CD Title Supplier
       
cd15.gif John Arpin The Complete Piano Music Of Scott Joplin flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif John Arpin Ragtime Rarities: Scott Joplin flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif
cd15.gif Chris Barber Band Box, Vol. 1-2 flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Boris Berman Ragtimes by the King of Ragtime Writers flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Canadian Brass The Canadian Brass Encore flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif Canadian Brass Pachebel to Joplin flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif Canadian Brass Ragtime! CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Canadian Brass Royal Fanfare flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif Alessandra Celletti Scott Joplin's Ragtimes CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif  "Perfessor" Bill Edwards Rags of Peace and Plenty
cd15.gif The Great American Main St. Band Silks & Rags flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif Scott Joplin The All-Time Ragtimer flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Scott Joplin The Complete Rags of Scott Joplin CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif Scott Joplin Entertainer CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif
cd15.gif Scott Joplin The Entertainer CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif Scott Joplin The Genius of Scott Joplin flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Scott Joplin Gold Collection flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif
cd15.gif Scott Joplin Joplin - Ragtimes - Svyatkin / Dzhoplin - Regtajmy - Aleksandr Svyatkin flag15us.gif
cd15.gif Scott Joplin Original Rags CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif  Scott Joplin Ragtime: The Music of Scott Joplin CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Scott Kirby The Complete Rags of Scott Joplin: Vol. 2 CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Scott Kirby The Complete Scott Joplin: Vol. 2 flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists 1904 St. Louis World's Fair: Meet Me At The Fair flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists Best of Scott Joplin flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists Best of Scott Joplin: 50 Ragtime Favorites flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists The Entertainer: The Music of Scott Joplin Arranged for Fingerstyle Guitar CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists Gold Collection flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists King of Ragtime flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists Kings of Ragtime flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif  Various Artists Original Rags CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists Ragtime: The World's Greatest Ragtime Album flag15us.gif
cd15.gif Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble Recorder Ragtime: Scott Joplin Vol. 2 dbe15.gif
cd15.gif Guido Nielsen Complete Scott Joplin CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Paragon Ragtime Orchestra That Demon Rag! CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif
cd15.gif Joshua Rifkin Joplin: Digital Ragtime flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif Joshua Rifkin Ragtime: Music of Scott Joplin CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif David Thomas Roberts Scott Joplin: The Complete Piano Music: Vol. 1 flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Richard Zimmerman The Complete Works of Scott Joplin: Vol. 1-5 flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif Richard Zimmerman The Complete Works of Scott Joplin: Vol. 2 flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif  Richard Zimmerman Scott Joplin: His Complete Works flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif Richard Zimmerman Scott Joplin: The Entertainer CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif Richard Zimmerman Scott Joplin: The Entertainer featuring his Greatest Hits flag15us.gif
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif Favorite (1904), The S. Joplin (music) Piano IMSLP wvicon.gif